boy's name

Helmut

  • Origin German
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 810

Helmut is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1978 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Helmut is a name of German origin.
  • Peaked in 1960, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1913.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Helmut over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1970s. The striped bar is the 1970s, still in progress — it covers 1970 to 1978, not a full ten years.

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'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70
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Births named Helmut by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 50
1920s 54
1930s 60
1940s 24
1950s 79
1960s 137
1970s (to 1978) 46

How popular is Helmut?

In 1978, Helmut was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Helmut is used

France #1,372 5 in 1961
United States #6,040 5 in 1978

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Helmut

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Helmut also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Helmut over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Helmut

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Helmut — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Helmut

How popular is the name Helmut?

In 1978, Helmut was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Helmut a girl's or a boy's name?

Helmut is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Helmut?

Helmut has 2 syllables.

When was Helmut most popular?

Helmut peaked in 1960, when 20 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.